The Orton Effect is named after it’s creator, Michael Orton, who pioneered the technique in the mid 80’s with transparency film. Using a tripod he would take two exposures of a composition, one of them in focus and the other considerably out...
Read moreMy Mac Pro showed up a few days ago. Pretty sweet, 1:1 previews 50% of the time of the 16″ MBP. Exporting files even better than that.
Photoshop not much better. Final Cut Pro and Compressor, still testing, as well as Motion, Premiere and After Effects. Also testing some things in Lightroom, especially in the develop module. waiting for my Sonnet PCI NVMe M.2 x 4 card for some of the tests. …
Some tests, 2019 MBP, 2019 16″ MBP, and new Mac Pro (12 cores, 96GB ram)
I see this is sort of old, but I ran some tests of my 6 core 2013 Mac Pro, and the 16″ MacBook Pro handily beat it in all tests. Even in Photoshop although the difference wasn’t as remarkable. A few results
Create 1:1 previews of 500 Sony a7r4 files … Mac Pro: 13 min 8 sec , 16″ MacBook Pro 10 min 1 sec
Export 500 unmodified Sony a7r4 files … Mac Pro: 12 min 48 sec, 16″ MacBook Pro 10 min 22 sec
Export 500 Sony a7r4 with 10 dust spots removed, some global adjustments and 2 graduated filters … Mac Pro 33 min 22 sec , 16″ MacBook Pro 27 min 43 secs
Batch process 5 panorama merges (IQ180 files) … Mac Pro 8 min 33 sec , 16″ MacBook Pro 6 min 3 sec.
Run Puget Systems 2019 Photoshop benchmark … Mac Pro 34 min 40 sec , 16″ MacBook Pro 28 min 35 sec
The 2018 and 2019 MacBook Pros are also faster. These tests are indicative of better performance, but I haven’ yet figured out how to gauge other things such as lag in local adjustments, etc. I can only hope it’s better simply because it’s better for the things I tested.
Note that a 12 core 2013 Mac Pro might do considerably better on several of the tests (such as 1:1 Previews and exporting) because LR does maximize the cores. To give you a frame of reference, a 2019 12 core Mac Pro (the new one), makes the same 1:1 previews in 5 min 10 secs, and all 12 cores as well as the 12 virtual cores are maxed. So for those tests, available cores is an important part of performance. Photoshop not so much, so it will be interesting to run the full set of tests on this new Mac Pro.
More here if you are interested … https://youtu.be/SrESyyg15Ec
Since introduced by Apple in 2015, most new computers and mobile devices have a wide P3 color gamut. Shouldn’t we create JPEGs for the web using P3 now? I used P3 JPEGs for my web page, and the images look great on my P3 Apple devices!
Interesting thoughts. However, my sRGB jpegs also look great on my iPhone and iPad. I think we’re in still in the world of the lowest common denominator, and that remains sRGB … which is what most using a computer display are seeing. At some point I do believe P3 will become prevalent in all devices, and fortunately sRGB images will still look great. But I think I’ll stick with sRGB now.
For those that stumble on to this post, I did a follow up and tested 5 of the last 6 MacBook Pros in Lightroom and Photoshop performance. You can see the results here …https://youtu.be/H6rKTb6WZGE
I’ve set up a way to standardize this test so I can run it against other configurations that I can get my hands on, currently I’m testing the 2013 Mac Pro (3.5ghz 6 core, 64GB ram, AMD FirePro D500 GPU). I’ll post a new video with the results in the next week or so. I’m hoping to get access to a configuration of the new Mac Pro somewhere to run the test, not sure if that will be possible.
Thought I would mention this as it applies somewhat to this thread, I’ve run my benchmarks against a 2013 6 core MacPro. Summary, 2018 and new MacBook Pros beat it. for more information you can check out the video
Oops! We could not locate your form.
“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs
This quote from Steve Jobs, as well as the support of family, friends, and loyal followers from many years are what inspired me to create this new website that is dedicated to photography. There are a lot of websites featuring photography. Many are good; in fact, many have been created and run by friends of mine. That is probably what I like most about photography. You make a lot of friends with whom, more than anything else, you share a passion and love for photography in many ways.
photoPXL was created around a dinner table with friends. This site will be about the community of photography, a place where young and old alike can share their stories, learn about the art and craft of photography, and gain an understanding of what it takes to Enhance Your Vision.
photoPXL will publish articles about photography and look at the many types of cameras we use to take photos, ranging from smartphones to medium format systems. We’ll explore the many options for processing your images and focus on the art of printing. I’ve always felt the process of making a photograph wasn’t complete until I could hold it in my hands. Color profiles, papers and types of printers will be reviewed, plus so much more.
One of the most exciting features of the new site will be building a community using photographer profile pages. This will be a place where you can share your images with other readers and see what others are doing with theirs. There will also be a forum where you can ask questions and share your knowledge, further developing the sense of community.
We will not only feature articles, reviews and opinions, but will also have a YouTube channel with numerous training and technique videos.
On the main site, look for more visits with some very well-known photographers where we’ll share their vision in our series “Shooting with the Masters.” There will be exclusive, behind the scenes segments where we’ll bring you things you haven’t seen before.
Photography for me has always been personal. I can be really serious sometimes, working to catch a certain image, but no matter what I never forget to have fun. I want this site to mean the same thing for you and be a place where you can come and experience many photography-related topics and have fun while doing so.
All in all, you’ll be Enhancing Your Vision.
Please sign up today. We will not only notify you when we launch photoPXL.com but will also keep you posted on the progress we are making on creating this site.
Joining me in this adventure is long-time friend and videographer Chris Sanderson. Chris’s insight, creativity, skill and passion have been invaluable in propelling me forward on this journey. Debra, my wife, will be sharing her unique vision and artistic view as well as handling workshops and so much more. Michael Durr is one of the more creative and fun videographers I have ever met. We are fortunate to have him as part of the team. Plus, we will have many articles from a wide range of well-known and maybe not so well-known photographers. There is so much talent out there.
We are working hard to not only create content but also to build a robust site that can be expanded upon over time. Something dynamic, and evolving.
I truly hope you will join us in creating this new community. We look forward to your collaboration, contributions and guidance along the way.
Kevin Raber
[email protected]
Owner, CEO, Publisher
